Equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Connecticut caused by an agent resembling the human granulocytotropic ehrlichia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 434-435

  Madigan, John E ^a   Barlough, Jeffrey E ^a   Dumler, J Stephen ^b   Schankman, Ned S ^c   DeRock, Elfriede ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Connecticut Equine Practice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EHRLICHIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030046290     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.434-435.1996     Document Type: Article

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